The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing femoral fracture surgery
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Analgesia in femoral fractures.Acute pain, not elsewhere classifiedG89.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170515033986N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Oroumia University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with femoral fracture surgery under spinal anesthesia
Patients with ASA I and ASA II
Age between 25 to 75 years
Exclusion Criteria
Any contraindication for spinal anesthesia
Obesity (body mass index more than 35 kg/m2)
Local infection at the injection site in the groin
Previous surgery at the injection site
Injecting drug addicts
Receiving any type of analgesic two hours before surgery
Mental and psychological disorders
Multi-trauma fractures
A History of severe heart disease
A history of kidney and respiratory diseases
Liver disease
Pregnancy
Hematologic disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of analgesia. Timepoint: The duration of analgesia until the onset of pain felt by the patient in 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: timing.;Prescribing an analgesic. Timepoint: Prescribing an analgesia in recovery, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Patient request.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to Prescription an analgesic. Timepoint: 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Timing.;Pain severity. Timepoint: In recovery, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;Complications of Iliaca fascia block. Timepoint: In recovery, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.